Should we create a niche or fall in line? Identity negotiation and small group effectiveness

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-250

  Swann Jr , William B ^a   Milton, Laurie P ^b   Polzer, Jeffrey T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEXAS;

EID: 0034241574     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.2.238     Document Type: Article

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